This chapter on liability covers a number of cases alleging negligence by colleges, universities, and university hospitals filed by patients and injured students. Liability issues are also part of defamation of character suits. Oral statements are known as slander, while written statements which defame are called libel. In certain situations, statements which otherwise would be adjudged defamatory are permissible under qualified or absolute privileges; several cases involving tenure and promotion benefited from this consideration. Other issues considered in this chapter are statutes of limitation and both sovereign and charitable immunity. Miscellaneous procedural decisions involved arbitration, reviews of the amount of damages awarded, attempts to change a verdict, and conflicting laws on potential liability for money damages. Other liability cases concern alleged violations of constitutional rights without due process. (MLF)